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    Definition of service bureau

    Dictionary of Business Terms: service bureau
    service bureau

    service business that makes its resources (computers, people) available to others for a fee-for example, a merge/ purge, list maintenance, or fulfillment service. In practice most service bureaus offer a variety of related services at a lower cost than individual users could achieve, because the service bureau has the advantage of economies of scale.

    Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: service bureau
    service bureau

    a business that provides services to computer users, such as high-quality color printing, disk format conversions, or the like.

    Dictionary of Marketing Terms: service bureau
    service bureau

    service business that makes its resources (computers, people) available to others for a fee-for example, a merge/purge, list maintenance, or fulfillment service. In practice, most service bureaus offer a variety of related services at a lower cost than individual users could achieve, because the service bureau has the advantage of economies of scale.

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